these domestic and family violence incidents included 26,006 assaults, 33,000 other offences including stalking and property damage and 66,000 verbal arguments where Police detected no offence.
The 26,006 domestic and family violence assaults represent around 40 per cent of all assaults reported to Police. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BoCSAR) analysis indicates 60 per cent of recorded domestic and family violence assaults involved intimate partners or ex-partners, predominantly male on female.